Jeff Herbstman
@jherbstman.bsky.social
Data scientist based in SW Detroit. I want to pet all the dogs
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The Thečhíȟila Collective hoped to buy lots from the Land Bank for its listed price of $7,000. But months after the group expressed interest the Land Bank raised the price of the parcel by nearly 2,000% to $136,500. www.bridgedetroit.com/thechi%c8%9f...
Detroit land bank raises price after Thečhíȟila Collective seeks plot
After the Thečhíȟila Collective submitted an inquiry to the land bank for a lot priced at $7,000, the authority raised the price to $136,500.
www.bridgedetroit.com
June 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The Thečhíȟila Collective hoped to buy lots from the Land Bank for its listed price of $7,000. But months after the group expressed interest the Land Bank raised the price of the parcel by nearly 2,000% to $136,500. www.bridgedetroit.com/thechi%c8%9f...
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Once drawn to the U.S. as a haven, some int'l students find it is not the bedrock of free speech they expected. “That respect in the American system has kind of faded away and been replaced with this bitter animosity."
w/ the wonderful @holpuch.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
w/ the wonderful @holpuch.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
For Some International Students, U.S. Dreams Dim Under Trump
www.nytimes.com
May 20, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Once drawn to the U.S. as a haven, some int'l students find it is not the bedrock of free speech they expected. “That respect in the American system has kind of faded away and been replaced with this bitter animosity."
w/ the wonderful @holpuch.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
w/ the wonderful @holpuch.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/16/w...
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Detroit is a union city.
It is not talked about enough how unions that overwhelmingly voted for Obama a decade ago have since shifted right, towards Trump.
Republicans fuck over the working class yet win the hearts and minds of those they’re actively screwing.
It is not talked about enough how unions that overwhelmingly voted for Obama a decade ago have since shifted right, towards Trump.
Republicans fuck over the working class yet win the hearts and minds of those they’re actively screwing.
May 22, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Detroit is a union city.
It is not talked about enough how unions that overwhelmingly voted for Obama a decade ago have since shifted right, towards Trump.
Republicans fuck over the working class yet win the hearts and minds of those they’re actively screwing.
It is not talked about enough how unions that overwhelmingly voted for Obama a decade ago have since shifted right, towards Trump.
Republicans fuck over the working class yet win the hearts and minds of those they’re actively screwing.
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Another media fail. Bribes are factored into the cost of doing business in many parts of the world. In the United States it is illegal and unconstitutional.
Article II, Section 4, makes this an impeachable offense, but since we don’t have a legitimate third branch of government, it’ll just ✈️ by.
Article II, Section 4, makes this an impeachable offense, but since we don’t have a legitimate third branch of government, it’ll just ✈️ by.
May 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Another media fail. Bribes are factored into the cost of doing business in many parts of the world. In the United States it is illegal and unconstitutional.
Article II, Section 4, makes this an impeachable offense, but since we don’t have a legitimate third branch of government, it’ll just ✈️ by.
Article II, Section 4, makes this an impeachable offense, but since we don’t have a legitimate third branch of government, it’ll just ✈️ by.
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Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian Spanish Nobel Prize-winning author whose work focused on the evils of totalitarianism, has died at age 89, according to his family. cnn.it/43R9Mw7
April 14, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Mario Vargas Llosa, the Peruvian Spanish Nobel Prize-winning author whose work focused on the evils of totalitarianism, has died at age 89, according to his family. cnn.it/43R9Mw7
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Since taking office Trump has launched an all-out war on kids, from slashing funding for research into childhood cancers, to proposing cuts that would take school lunches, SNAP support, healthcare, education and more away from children in every community.
The Trump Administration Has Launched A War On Kids
Trump has positioned himself as the leader of the "pro-family" party. But he's been attacking kids since his first day in office.
www.huffpost.com
April 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Since taking office Trump has launched an all-out war on kids, from slashing funding for research into childhood cancers, to proposing cuts that would take school lunches, SNAP support, healthcare, education and more away from children in every community.
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Not being allowed to hand water to people in line to vote no matter who they are voting for, while being allowed to hand people million dollar checks to get their vote, is the most American thing ever.
March 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Not being allowed to hand water to people in line to vote no matter who they are voting for, while being allowed to hand people million dollar checks to get their vote, is the most American thing ever.
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China, Japan, and South Korea agree to “closely cooperate” in response to U.S. tariffs
March 31, 2025 at 7:39 PM
China, Japan, and South Korea agree to “closely cooperate” in response to U.S. tariffs
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Right now @booker.senate.gov is filibustering on the senate floor “for as long as [he is] physically able.”
Grateful to see Dems with some fight in them! This part about John Lewis is particularly meaningful.
Check it out and then go find Senator Booker live on every platform!!
Grateful to see Dems with some fight in them! This part about John Lewis is particularly meaningful.
Check it out and then go find Senator Booker live on every platform!!
April 1, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Right now @booker.senate.gov is filibustering on the senate floor “for as long as [he is] physically able.”
Grateful to see Dems with some fight in them! This part about John Lewis is particularly meaningful.
Check it out and then go find Senator Booker live on every platform!!
Grateful to see Dems with some fight in them! This part about John Lewis is particularly meaningful.
Check it out and then go find Senator Booker live on every platform!!
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Senate Democrats will launch a war room Tuesday dedicated to fighting back against the Department of Government Efficiency's cuts to Social Security.
Scoop: Senate Dems to launch Social Security war room
The war room will serve as a central hub for Senate Democrats to plan messaging, create content, provide oversight, make field visits and host town halls to pummel the GOP on the issue.
www.axios.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Senate Democrats will launch a war room Tuesday dedicated to fighting back against the Department of Government Efficiency's cuts to Social Security.
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NOAA’s office of Oceanic Atmospheric Research has had IT and other support contracts canceled in the last day or so that will fundamentally affect its operation. One source there said “It will seriously hurt our ability to improve weather forecasting and climate projections.”
April 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
NOAA’s office of Oceanic Atmospheric Research has had IT and other support contracts canceled in the last day or so that will fundamentally affect its operation. One source there said “It will seriously hurt our ability to improve weather forecasting and climate projections.”
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One reason they won’t bring any of these people back is they don’t want them around to testify to what’s happening
BREAKING: Trump admin says it mistakenly deported a Maryland father who had *withholding of removal* back to El Salvador on March 15. Govt told court Monday it won't bring Kilmar Abrego Garcia back. "What.The.Fuck..." one govt attorney told me. www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc... @theatlantic.com
An ‘Administrative Error’ Sends a Maryland Father to a Salvadoran Prison
The Trump administration says it mistakenly deported an immigrant with protected status but that courts are powerless to order his return.
www.theatlantic.com
April 1, 2025 at 2:33 AM
One reason they won’t bring any of these people back is they don’t want them around to testify to what’s happening
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Treating American democracy like Publishers Clearinghouse
March 31, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Treating American democracy like Publishers Clearinghouse
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Household income needed to be considered middle class in the US ranges from $36k (Mississippi) to $200k (Massachusetts), depending on your state
Middle class in this graph is defined as earning between two-thirds and double the median household income. (February 2025)
Middle class in this graph is defined as earning between two-thirds and double the median household income. (February 2025)
March 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Household income needed to be considered middle class in the US ranges from $36k (Mississippi) to $200k (Massachusetts), depending on your state
Middle class in this graph is defined as earning between two-thirds and double the median household income. (February 2025)
Middle class in this graph is defined as earning between two-thirds and double the median household income. (February 2025)
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Why fear death
Be scared of living
[Ophelia Hawke]
Be scared of living
[Ophelia Hawke]
March 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Why fear death
Be scared of living
[Ophelia Hawke]
Be scared of living
[Ophelia Hawke]
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Where do you park 12,500 bikes?
In Utrecht, the answer is: underground, right beneath the train station.
The Netherlands leads the world in bike parking infrastructure, treating it as an essential part of the cycling journey.
In Utrecht, the answer is: underground, right beneath the train station.
The Netherlands leads the world in bike parking infrastructure, treating it as an essential part of the cycling journey.
March 31, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Where do you park 12,500 bikes?
In Utrecht, the answer is: underground, right beneath the train station.
The Netherlands leads the world in bike parking infrastructure, treating it as an essential part of the cycling journey.
In Utrecht, the answer is: underground, right beneath the train station.
The Netherlands leads the world in bike parking infrastructure, treating it as an essential part of the cycling journey.
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Trump: ‘I couldn’t care less’ if auto prices rise because of tariffs
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Trump says he ‘couldn’t care less’ if auto prices rise because of his tariffs
President Donald Trump expressed confidence that his tariff policy would prompt more Americans to buy cars made in the U.S.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Trump: ‘I couldn’t care less’ if auto prices rise because of tariffs
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump and Musk have cancelled more than $4.2 million in food assistance for Michigan families—more than 2 million meals.
And our weak and fearful GOP congressmen have just let them, instead of standing up for families in their districts.
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
And our weak and fearful GOP congressmen have just let them, instead of standing up for families in their districts.
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
Feds cancel $4.3M worth of poultry, cheese, eggs to Michigan food banks
The government's decision to cancel the food shipments has caught food banks off guard, and could lead to shortages.
www.freep.com
March 31, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Trump and Musk have cancelled more than $4.2 million in food assistance for Michigan families—more than 2 million meals.
And our weak and fearful GOP congressmen have just let them, instead of standing up for families in their districts.
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
And our weak and fearful GOP congressmen have just let them, instead of standing up for families in their districts.
www.freep.com/story/news/l...
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It is utterly fucking bonkers that the VP of the United States held a press conference on the soil of another country, declared his intent to take over that country, and implicitly threatened military force if that country didn’t comply.
JD Vance: "The president has said clearly he doesn't think that military force is going to be necessary, but he absolutely believes that Greenland is an important part of the security not just of the US but of the world and of course the people of Greenland too ... this has to happen."
March 31, 2025 at 11:53 AM
It is utterly fucking bonkers that the VP of the United States held a press conference on the soil of another country, declared his intent to take over that country, and implicitly threatened military force if that country didn’t comply.
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This is not the Republican Party of Reagan or Romney. This is the MAGA party.
We need Democratic leadership who understand that, and who are ready to fight back.
We need Democratic leadership who understand that, and who are ready to fight back.
March 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is not the Republican Party of Reagan or Romney. This is the MAGA party.
We need Democratic leadership who understand that, and who are ready to fight back.
We need Democratic leadership who understand that, and who are ready to fight back.
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USDA cancels $4.3M in poultry, cheese, eggs to Michigan food banks
The government's decision to cancel the food shipments has caught food banks off guard, and could lead to shortages.
The government's decision to cancel the food shipments has caught food banks off guard, and could lead to shortages.
USDA cancels $4.3M in poultry, cheese, eggs to Michigan food banks
The government's decision to cancel the food shipments has caught food banks off guard, and could lead to shortages.
www.bridgedetroit.com
March 29, 2025 at 10:00 AM
USDA cancels $4.3M in poultry, cheese, eggs to Michigan food banks
The government's decision to cancel the food shipments has caught food banks off guard, and could lead to shortages.
The government's decision to cancel the food shipments has caught food banks off guard, and could lead to shortages.
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We polled Nature readers to ask if they were thinking of leaving the US for jobs abroad. Three-quarters of them (who said they were US-based scientists) said yes. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving
More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.
www.nature.com
March 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
We polled Nature readers to ask if they were thinking of leaving the US for jobs abroad. Three-quarters of them (who said they were US-based scientists) said yes. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...